Suggestopaedia in theory and practice

Abstract

The term Suggestopaedia which is used in this study, refers to the Westernized model, whichis a combination ofLozanov' s Suggestopedy, the Americanized SALT and various elementsand adaptations from other Western countries (see Appendix A). Suggestopaedia as aninnovative method of teaching languages has reportedly achieved exceptional results. Inview of these results and also of the dire need for more effective language teaching in SouthAfrica, it was decided to investigate the method thoroughly.